Bob Hill – Handicapping

By David Joseph —- Pegasus connections get to see horse for the first time Contenders Keen Ice, Neolithic Breeze Saturday HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – Pegasus World Cup contender Breaking Lucky became acquainted with the Gulfstream Park paddock Saturday afternoon, and at the same...

By Michael Adolphson —- NEW ORLEANS (January 14, 2017) – A promising field of 12 will go to post in New Orleans’ first Kentucky Derby prep of the year in the Grade III $200,000 Lecomte Stakes on Jan. 21. Topping a six-stakes Road to the Derby Kickoff Day Presented by Hotel...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – When he fractured his neck in a car accident four years ago, Wilmer Garcia never considered the possibility of not returning to the saddle. “This is what I’ve wanted to do since I was little,” said the 25-year-old newcomer to the Tampa Bay...

By Ed Golden —- • CHROME, ARROGATE NEAR REMATCH IN PEGASUS • EQUINE PROMOTION BENEFITS HORSES AT CARMA • PADDOCK GUARD JOHN SHEAR TURNS 96 TUESDAY CHROME WORKS FOR PEGASUS, ARROGATE NEXT The eagerly-anticipated rematch between leading Horse of the Year contenders Arrogate...

By Najja Thompson —- OZONE PARK, N.Y. – After running in a gauntlet of graded stakes to end 2016, Libby’s Tail will make her first start of the year in a field of five in the $100,000 Busanda for 3-year-old fillies on Sunday at Aqueduct Racetrack. Trained by...

By David Joseph —- California Chrome Works; Leslie Martin Photo Argentine Star Eragon Preps for Jan. 28 Event with 4F Breeze HALLANDALE BEACH, FL – California Chrome attracted a crowd for his first workout over the Gulfstream Park track Saturday morning, when racing’s most...

By Brian Spencer —- NEW ORLEANS (January 13, 2017) – Additional horses have tested positive for EHV-1 at Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots. The entirety of Barn 14, Barn 36 and the Receiving Barn had blood pulled and nasal swabs taken for testing on Wednesday. Barn 14...

By Mike Henry —- OLDSMAR, FL. – Since the start of the current Tampa Bay Downs meeting, trainer Dale Bennett has lost three horses through the claiming box. That is hardly unusual for the 44-year-old conditioner, who strives to enter his horses in races he believes they are...

By Ed Golden —- Arrogate; Benoit Photo • ARROGATE TO WORK FOR PEGASUS SUNDAY OR MONDAY • SONGBIRD DUE JAN. 24; LAS VIRGENES FOR UNIQUE BELLA • MANDELLA HOPES TO PULL SOME STRINGS IN LA CANADA • SADLER ON A ROLL AT SANTA ANITA, WEATHER OR NOT ARROGATE COULD WORK ‘SUNDAY OR...